Unknown Kent and Sussex

22/07/2025

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Gardeners regard nettles as a nuisance. But they are the most valuable and useful plant in the garden, if not the world!

21/07/2025

Fabulous photos of Eastbourne & surrounds in this first article from our latest photographer contributor: https://unknownkentandsussex.co.uk/eastbourne-from-above-a-new-perspective/

18/07/2025

Driving around & avoiding all the road works, we've noticed that Cat's Eyes have now become Road Studs.
Percy Shaw invented Cat's Eyes in 1934 after seeing a reflection in the road. Now I know that we're a Woke Nation & we have to Pussy-Foot around. (See what I did then?) But how could the expression Cat's Eyes possibly be offensive?

17/07/2025

Lyn's Favourite dip

Lyn’s Favourite Dip

17/07/2025

The Write Site has been formed to encourage you to write. We will publish your work free of charge on our website at

15/07/2025

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Our self-confessed comic nerd checks out Hastings Comic Con and finds it's more for the kids than serious comic buyers

14/07/2025

A fabulous Eastbourne event

BRING ALONG A PEN SO YOU CAN VOTE

Anderida Writers members and eligible guest members are invited to judge - or simply sit back and enjoy - 20 short stories and poems being read out by actors Brian Capron and Susan Thacker this coming Tuesday (July 15th) in the Anderida Writers annual competition at the Hydro Hotel, Eastbourne, from 7.30 pm.
Brian, a soap legend after playing serial killer Richard Hillman in Coronation Street, and local actress Susan, who appears under the name Sue Williams in Seaford Little Theatre productions, will read out half the entries each in the Hydro's Garden Suite.
Visitors are welcome to listen to the readings, which will be judged by those present who are eligible to vote (members and guests who have attended at least one Anderida meeting prior to the closing date). They will give each entry a mark out of ten on voting slips and should remember to bring along a pen.
There will be cash prizes of £60 for the winner of the short story section and £50 for the poetry section. The short story runners-up prize will be £10 plus the book Being a Writer (Travis Elborough and Helen Gordon), with the third prize being the book Fragrance by Josh Carter and Samuel Gearing.
In the poetry section the second and third prizes will be murder mystery No Accident by Robert Crouch, and Laughs and Tears Galore – Stories and Poems with Twists, jointly written by Heather and Tony Flood. In addition. highly commended certificates will go to those finishing fourth in the poetry section and fourth and fifth in the short story section.
A marking form will be issued to each eligible person present, and those voting must write their name at the top of it.
Readings will start at 7.45 pm. Anyone arriving after this time will not be able to mark the entries, as they will have missed the initial reading(s).
Anderida chairman Tony Flood says: “I am so grateful to Brian and Susan, who both live in Sussex, for their excellent support of local writers. Their expertise as actors makes the readings come alive.
“In addition, Brian has endorsed some of the books I have written, including crime thriller Triple Tease, and my celebrity book My Life With The Stars. He has also backed other Anderida Writers authors Alex Hudson and Heather Flood. He read Alex's book Secrets Will Surface on Hailsham FM radio, and said of Heather's fantasy adventure Purple Mist: 'Don't you love it when bullies get their comeuppance! That's just the start to Purple Mist, a wonderful adventure story full of thrills and spills that is literally out of this world!'
Brian has not given up playing villains and will be the evil Abanazar in Aladdin at the Stockport Plaza in December. Meanwhile, he will be reading a short story each Sunday as part of Hailsham FM's competition.
* The picture shows actors Susan Thacker and Brian Capron with Anderida chairman Tony Flood and patron Tamara McKinley.
* Writers who would like to see their work published FREE online can do so by joining The Write Site and submitting a short story, poem or extract from a book they have written.

11/07/2025

Oh I’m so glad that we’ve been warned to wear hats, drink lots of water, stay out of the sun, etc ‘cos I’m so thick & stupid that I could never have thought of it on my own!!!
How did we survive? We used to wear summer clothes & stay out all day with no hats, water, etc.
It will be winter soon & we’ll all be given loads of cautionary warnings again.
Only in the UK. The rest of the world obviously has enough intelligence to work out the seasons on their own!

11/07/2025

Make a delicious Harry Sandwich; loosely based on a sandwich made in Harry's Bar, Venice.

Harry’s Bar in Venice is famous for its food and drinks

09/07/2025

Review of Robert Cray in Bexhill published today:

Robert Cray, 16 June, 2025, De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill-On-Sea reviewed by our roving bluesman, Stuart Bligh

08/07/2025

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I love Palma Majorca (or is it Mallorca?)

The buses went to Palma every 15 minutes, opposite our hotel, the Bonsol

06/07/2025

The Write Site has been successful right from the start.
It's not a local Online Magazine; it's read worldwide!
Every time we add a new Poem or Short Story, the stats go up.
So keep 'em coming!